10-1-1305. Allowable uses of account, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 10. MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DISASTER AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

CHAPTER 1. MILITIA

Part 13. Montana Military Family Relief Fund Act

Allowable Uses Of Account

10-1-1305. Allowable uses of account. Subject to the availability of money in the account and 10-1-1306, the department shall use the money in the account to make the following grants to members and to family members:

(1) a status-based grant of $250 to each family member of a member who is activated for federal service in a contingency operation for a period of more than 30 days;

(2) a needs-based grant of not more than $2,000 to a member or to a family member of a member who is activated for federal service in a contingency operation for a period of more than 30 days and:

(a) the member's monthly military pay and allowances, combined, are at least 30% less than the member's monthly civilian wages or salary; or

(b) the member or a family member is experiencing a significant emergency that warrants financial assistance; and

(3) a casualty-based grant of $2,000 to a member who at any time after activation for federal service in a contingency operation sustained a nonfatal injury in the course of or related to combat as a direct result of hostile action. A member may receive only one casualty-based grant for injuries sustained during or arising out of the same contingency operation.

History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 311, L. 2007.